This is a site where I post reviews of CDs, DVDs, LPs, and concerts. I have been writing music reviews on and off since 1984. I ran a heavy metal fanzine from 1984-1988 called Metal Madness and have been a staff writer for Aural Innovations for many years. I have also contributed to Chrohinga Well (RIP), Bad Acid (RIP), Lowcut (RIP), Roadburn and a number of other zines as well. I recently moved to Portugal so please request the new address and do not send any music to Denmark anymore. Tak..

Saturday, October 17, 2015

When Tom
and I arrived about 20:50 Sgt Sunshine were having a long sound check and also
some technical difficulties but they got it all sorted out and it sounded
great, except the vocal was way too dry… IT was great to see and talk with
Eduardo again after all these years..
There were about 40 people for the first band, Death Hound. They were a three piece that played a mix of traditional
doom rock riffs, with a bit more stoney sound at times. The guitar player was a
master riffer, with some killer guitar riffs and he sung with a sort of evil,
bongzilla like voice but not so raspy. Special vocal. They played 6 songs in
about 30mins and Tom and I thought it was really good for a first gig. Heavy
drumming (he would also drum in Death Hound) and bass playing.

Set List: King on Wings, Embrace the Hate, Lost in Carcosa, Blood Moon, Witch King, Death Hound

Edwardo (Sgt Sunshine)

Next up was Sgt
Sunshine. It had been about 10 years since they last played in Copenhagen.
Eduardo (guitarist, singer,songwriter) had recruited two new young guys and I
thought they were great. It is pretty intense and difficult bass parts to play
the old stuff that Par wrote and he did a good job. I was surprised that the
set was only stuff old stuff. No new songs and nothing from the Black Hole CD
either.. They play two songs form the III LP though. I guess, he figures this is what people want to hear and their classic
1st album was just rereleased a 2nd time on Heavy Psych
Sound records, following the release on Elektrohasch.Anyway, this being the first gig of the tour
(they have 10 gigs), they sounded really good. The classic stoner-kyuss grooves
were tight and good but I felt like Eduardo was really holding back on the
guitar and not really soloing that much.. He is a fantastic guitar player and
very creative.I enjoyed the set a lot.. Check out the rerelease of their first record at the link below.

Dreich, were
another new 4 piece Copenhagen band, playing also their first gig.. This was
super loud and intense sludge… with very intense vocals, I have to say the guys
was really powerful and amazing going from the deep death vocals to the higher
pitched almost screams.. What a voice.. The music, reminded me a lot of the US
band Cough.. but it was not Cough.. There is only one Cough.. They only played
about 20mins.. Impressive…

NIGHTSLUG was next from Germany and I was very tired after
having a quite hard day so I only stayed to hear one or two songs of these
guys. I wish the sound guy had put this kind of delay on Eduardo’s voice but he
seemed not to know how or was not willing to. Anyway, this was an intense 3
piece also, with screaming vocals with intense delay and a huge wall of sludgy
doomy sound. There was still a great crowd at 12:30..

Set List: The Thrill, Dismal Fucker, No Relief, Under a Bane, Disease, Vile Pigs, All is Hell, Die in Fire

I sadly missed another Måneskjold side project band called
Gaia. They play slower spacey doomy stuff. The band was pretty stoned and drunk
by the time I left so I guess the show as pretty spaced out.. Pity I could not
stay to see it..

IT was a fun night and I had a really nice time talking with
this guy Ford from Texas and his wife who have moved to CPH a year ago…Hope to see them again soon.. Great night..
glad I had earplugs as it was super loud!

About Me

I am a research scientist doing Diabetes research and I do music journalism on the side and have been writing about music for 28 years now. I also lead an all improvised psychedelic space rock band called the Øresund Space Collective. I also am an avid collector of music.